肯尼亚作家瓦奈纳出柜
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Leading Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina has come out to say he is gay.

肯尼亚作家Binyavanga Wainaina出柜。
Binyavanga Wainaina won the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing
Binyavanga Wainaina won the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing
 
He made the disclosure in an article entitled: I am a homosexual, mum, coinciding with his 43rd birthday on 18 January.
 
Homosexual acts are illegal in Kenya and many other African states.
 
His statement comes amid a fierce debate about gay rights in several African countries.
 
Nigeria has recently passed legislation tightening1 restrictions2 on homosexual groups, while Uganda's president has blocked a similar bill.
 
Mr Wainaina has strongly criticised Nigeria's anti-gay law, saying it "shames us all". 
 
His decision has drawn3 mixed reaction among Kenyans on social media. 
 
Some people have praised him for being courageous4 while others have warned that he could face a backlash, says the BBC's Caroline Karobia in the capital, Nairobi.
 
'Lost chapter'
 
"Nobody, nobody, ever in my life has heard this," Mr Wainaina wrote in the article published first on the Africa is a Country and the Chimurenga Chronic5 websites. 
 
"Never, mum. I did not trust you, mum. And. I. Pulled air hard and balled it down into my navel, and let it out slow and firm, clean and without bumps out of my mouth, loud and clear over a shoulder, into her ear. 'I am a homosexual, mum,'" he wrote.
 
Mr Wainaina's article was styled as a "lost chapter" from his 2011 memoir6 One Day I Will Write About This Place.
 
"Of course my friends knew, but I had been toying with how useful it would be to make a public statement for close to eight months," he told the GlobalPost news website on Monday.
 
He won the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story, Discovering Home. 
 
Gay and lesbian people risk a jail-term of up to 10 years if they are convicted of homosexual acts in Kenya. 
 
Most religious groups in Kenya and other African countries are strongly opposed to homosexuality, saying it is un-African.
 
Human rights groups are meanwhile campaigning for anti-homosexual laws to be overturned.


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1 tightening 19aa014b47fbdfbc013e5abf18b64642     
上紧,固定,紧密
参考例句:
  • Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前,检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
  • It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。
2 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
参考例句:
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
3 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
4 courageous HzSx7     
adj.勇敢的,有胆量的
参考例句:
  • We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
  • He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。
5 chronic BO9zl     
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
参考例句:
  • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
  • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
6 memoir O7Hz7     
n.[pl.]回忆录,自传;记事录
参考例句:
  • He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
  • In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中,她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。
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